The question is, why are societies falling apart? Perhaps because we have stopped looking around. We have to keep an eye on our neighborhoods, our relatives, our friends, especially those in white who cannot ask but are falling apart from within. Businesses have to consider employees as human beings, institutions have to stop criminalizing weakness, and the state has to turn policies into practical relief. Finally, one thing must be remembered: breathing is not just a physical act. Sometimes it is the greatest achievement of the day. Breathing, even when there is no respect, no support, no sympathy, is bravery. And if we recognize this courage, then perhaps a person does not need so much courage to survive. And carry this feeling forward, because awareness is also charity. Sometimes breathing is the only courage left.
It is a common belief that humans do not die of hunger, but history silently but decisively refutes this idea. Millions of people in the world have died not because food was not available, but because access to it was blocked. Sometimes in the name of scarcity, sometimes by force of will, sometimes under the guise of war, and sometimes under a system that remains silent even when it sees the weak.
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